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NUR 170 EXAM 1 /NUR170 Exam 1 Actual Exam Newest 2025/2026 With Complete 140 Questions And Correct Answers |Already Graded A+||Brand New Version!|
How are theories developed? - ANSWER-a nurse has an idea to explore through research and logical reasoning. (inductive and deductive reasoning)
essential concepts of a nursing theory - ANSWER-person, environment, health, and nursing
nursing theories - ANSWER-describe, explain, and predict human behavior used in practice, education, and research.
What is the nursing process - ANSWER-a systematic problem-solving process that guides all nursing.
purpose: to help the nurse provide goal-directed CLIENT-CENTERED
CARE.
What are the phases of the nursing process - ANSWER-assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation (ADPIE)
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assessment - ANSWER-systematic gathering of information related to physical, mental, spiritual, socioeconomic, and cultural status of an individual, group, or community.
difference between nursing assessment and medical assessment? - ANSWER-medical- focus on disease and pathology nursing- focus on clients responses to illness
Documenting Data - ANSWER-do it as soon as possible, write legibly without acronyms, avoid using inferences, use the clients own words, only document important/relevant data.
Diagnosing - ANSWER-using critical thinking skills to identify patterns in the data and draw conclusions about the clients health status.includes strengths, problems, and factors contributing to the problems.
medical/nursing diagnosis - ANSWER-medical- describes a disease, illness, or injury.nursing- a statement of client health status that nurses can identify, prevent, or treat independently.
initial palnning - ANSWER-begins with first client contact, written as soon as possible after initial assessment, and starts the development of the initial comprehensive care plan.
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ongoing planning - ANSWER-changes made in the plans as you evaluate the clients responses to the care.
goals/outcomes - ANSWER-goals: describe the changes in health status
that you hope to achieve.
outcomes: those than can be influenced by nursing interventions.
Goals - ANSWER-long-term: to be achieved over a longer period of
time (week, month, or more).
short-term: to be achieved within a few hours.
components of a goal statement - ANSWER-subject, action, performance criteria, target time, special conditions
essential goals - ANSWER-derive from the problem
non-essential goals - ANSWER-derive from the etiology(cause of disease)
nursing interventions - ANSWER-purpose: to achieve client outcomes.
also called: nursing actions, measures, strategies, and activities.
based on clinical judgement and knowledge.reflect direct and indirect care.
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